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Governor Udom Emmanuel has turned down naming of a 52-room academic block in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua in Ikot Ekpene local government area of the state after him for being at the foundation level. Emmanuel had, on arrival at the institution’s premises for the Award of Fellowship, Diplomas, Certificates and Prizes, held at the School Convention Ground, Ikot Osurua, on Saturday, laid foundation for the construction of the block to provide more space for the staff and students of the Polytechnic. While addressing the Polytechnic’s 6th Convocation, the governor’s remark was against naming the project after him for…

It rained goals galore on the final day of the Premier League campaign, which saw three African superstars end at the top of the Golden Boot ranking, writing Premier League history. Mohamed Salah entered the final match day of 2018/19 with two goals ahead of his closest rivals but was not able to add to his tally in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Meanwhile, his teammate Sadio netted both goals in the Reds victory, which was not enough to beat Manchester City to the title, taking his tally to 22 goals as well. In addition, Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang…

The Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed May 18 to hear plaintiffs’ application in the Malabu Oil case between the Nigerian government and some oil companies. The application was made ex-parte by plaintiff for leave of court to serve writ of summons and other processes on the 3rd defendant at 21/22 Marina Lagos. The plaintiffs also sought date for motion for application for interlocutory reliefs. On March 17, Justice John Tsoho had set aside EFCC chairman’s application in the case and directed parties in the case who had an issue with the Malabu deal (OPL 245), to file fresh cases…

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has blown open details of his monthly salary and security votes. This was in response to the challenge Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that governors should make public their security budgets and how they disburse local government funds. El-Rufai, therefore, challenged the leadership of the National Assembly to disclose the details of its budget, as well as the salaries and allowances of its members. The Governor said his monthly salary is N470,000, and a summary of the state’s major expenditure. On expenses on security votes in 2017, he said N1.5…

Manchester City held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on Sunday. A 14th straight league win ensured Pep Guardiola’s men pipped Liverpool by a solitary point as the Reds’ long wait to win the league continued despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield that saw them post the third highest points tally in Premier League history. City remain on course to complete the first ever domestic treble in English football in the FA Cup final next weekend…

By: Akakan Umoh This is a soup cooked with fresh fish. It is a delicious delicacy which originated from the South-South part of Nigeria. It is rich in protein, fats and oil and mineral salts. It is made of such seafoods as prawns, crayfish, periwinkle (mfi), squid, oyster, Ngolo(Ocean snail), shrimps, clam, among others. Other ingredients include Okro, leaf, onions, fresh and dry pepper, seasoning and salt. Cooking To cook this soup is quite simple. First of all, wash your fresh fish and other sea foods thoroughly with salt and lime, to remove the slimness on some of the sea…

Celebrity power couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed their fourth baby, after a surrogate gave birth on Thursday. The couple have added another boy to their family, which consists of three other children, North, five, son Saint, three, and daughter Chicago, 15 months. The reality star announced the birth on social media, tweeting: “He’s here and he’s perfect! “He’s also Chicago’s twin lol I’m sure he will change a lot but now he looks just like her.” The new arrival, which weighed 6 lbs, 9 ozs, was first mentioned by Kardashian in January, when confirmed she and West…

World No.1 Novak Djokovic sent a message loud and clear on Saturday: he is back in top form. Djokovic reached his third Mutua Madrid Open final by beating fifth seed Dominic Thiem 7-6(2), 7-6(4). The Serbian, who is into his first final since triumphing at the Australian Open, ended the recent Barcelona champion’s eight-match winning streak, eliminating the Austrian after a physical baseline battle that lasted two hours and 22 minutes. “I played the best match of the clay-court season so far, for me, against arguably the best tennis player in the world on this surface, so far [this season],”…

Trouble is brewing for the Emir of Kano as the state government has rolled out grand plans to whittle down his control of the emirate. The once-jealous but revered emirate is denigrated and boiling at the same time. The occupant of the throne appears to be agitated. Yet, the governor rocking the boat is adamant on the curious development. The main sin of the reigning Emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi II hangs over his alleged meddling in the concluded governorship election and his call for free and fair elections in the state. After the general elections, Kano State Governor Abdullahi…

The African National Congress, led by union leader-turned-business magnate Cyril Ramaphosa, has retained a slim majority of seats in South Africa’s parliament, giving Ramaphosa a weak mandate for a full five-year term as president. Wednesday’s election, 25 years after the ANC led South Africa out of apartheid and into democracy for all its citizens, was seen as a referendum on the party. The previous president, Jacob Zuma, became embroiled in numerous corruption scandals while the economy lagged and unemployment and inequality deepened, clouding the legacy of the party’s liberation struggle. Zuma resigned in February 2018, and Ramaphosa was elected president…